Americans really love ice cream. On average, they enjoy 48 pints of ice cream per person, per year, according to The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA), Harrisburg, Pa.

While most ice cream categories witnessed either a moderate increase or decline in 2017, bulk dairy ice cream stood out as a strong exception, recording retail volume growth of 4% and current value growth of 5% to achieve sales of 2.6 billion liters and $6.8 billion, respectively, according to a report released by Euromonitor International, UK.

Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC), New York, partnered with Target Corp., Minneapolis, to launch its latest concept, The Pint Shop, situated in New York’s Meatpacking District.

Catalina, St. Petersburg, Fla., released new shopper research showing the center store remains a vital driver of trips and volume for grocery retailers, with more than 99% of all shoppers purchasing from the center store in 2017.

Valued at $850 million in 2016, the organic ice cream market is expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2024, according to a report published by Global Market Insights, Inc., Shelbyville, Del.

The global ice cream market is anticipated to reach $78.8 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR 4.1%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., San Francisco.

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, expanded its exclusive Our Brands product lines.

Ice cream is among the largest supermarket food categories, one of only 10 with double-digit billion dollar sales, according to “Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts in the U.S., 9th Edition,” a study produced by market research publisher Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.